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Structure-ID: s0001944
Created on: 09/07/01
Modified on: 11/07/07


British Museum Great Court Roof

Status: in use
Location: Camden, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
British Museum Great Court Roof
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Structural Type:
Truss roof
Function / usage:
Shelter / rain protection

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Architect Lord Norman Robert Foster
Structural engineer Mike Cook

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Owner Trustees of the British Museum
Architecture Foster and Partners
Structural engineering Buro Happold Consulting Engineers
  Zenkner & Handel Ingenieurgemeinschaft für Bauwesen glazing
Steel construction Waagner Biro AG
Glass construction Waagner Biro AG
Building services engineering Buro Happold Consulting Engineers

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DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
façade  glass
truss  steel
Dimensions
  covered area 6 700 m2

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External Link0lll.com - Architecture Gallery: Great Court in the British Museum English
External LinkZenkner & Handel: British Museum Court German

Relevant Literature
* British Museum, in "L'acier pour construire", July 2001, n. 70 .
* Innenhof des British Museum in London / British Museum Courtyard in London, in "Detail - Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail", September 2001, n. 6 v. 41 .
* Brown, S.   The British Museum Great Court Roof, London, UK,, in "Structural Engineering International", August 2002, n. 3 v. 12 .
* Sischka, Johann   Die Überdachung des Great Court im British Museum in London, in "Stahlbau", July 2001, n. 7 v. 70 .
* Wessely, Heide   British Museum, London, in "Detail - Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail", July 2000, n. 5 v. 40 .

 
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